Uzbeks

Uzbeks
Oʻzbeklar • Ўзбеклар • اۉزبېکلر‎
Total population
c. 40 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Uzbekistan29.2 million (2021 est.)[2]
Afghanistanc. 3.7 to 6.6 million (2025)[3]
Tajikistan1.2 million (2023) according to unofficial observations, from 2.5 to 3 million[4][5][6]
Kyrgyzstan1 million (2023)[7]
Kazakhstan660,585 (2024)[8][9]
Turkmenistan642,476 (2022 census)[10]
Russia323,278 (2021 census)[11]
Saudi Arabia300,000 (2009)[12]
Pakistan301,000 (2025 est.)[13]
United States98,000 (2025) Both southern and northern Uzbeks included[14]
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam[15]
Related ethnic groups
Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples

The Uzbeks (Uzbek: Oʻzbeklar; Ўзбеклар; اۉزبېکلر‎) are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, being the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Tajiks and Karakalpak minorities, and also form minority groups in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and China.[16] Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United States, Ukraine, Pakistan, and other countries.

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  9. ^ Kazakhstan population by ethnic groups
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